Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Obama asks Clinton to push forward on Nuclear deal
President Obama has authorized Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to carry out some of the functions involved in certifying the U.S.-India nuclear deal.
In a March 10 memo, the president delegated some of the duties under one of the clauses of the U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, technically known as Public Law 110-369.
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In a March 10 memo, the president delegated some of the duties under one of the clauses of the U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, technically known as Public Law 110-369.
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Labels: Barack Obama, Clinton, nuclear deal, section 204
Monday, March 15, 2010
New York life commercial nominated for Emmy award
A New York Life Insurance Company television campaign has been nominated for a New York Emmy Award.
The four-commercial campaign, "Life is Beautiful with ...The Company You Keep", which aired in the U.S. last year, is among four to be nominated in the Commercials: Campaign category, a press release said.
This is the fourth New York Emmy nomination for New York Life's Asian-Indian Market Division, the release said. T
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The four-commercial campaign, "Life is Beautiful with ...The Company You Keep", which aired in the U.S. last year, is among four to be nominated in the Commercials: Campaign category, a press release said.
This is the fourth New York Emmy nomination for New York Life's Asian-Indian Market Division, the release said. T
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Labels: emmy award, emmy nomination, new york life, television campaign
Friday, March 12, 2010
Fossil snake from India fed on hatchling dinosaurs
Dhananjay Mohabey, who unearthed a snake fossil going back at least 67 million years, and was joined by an international paleontological team to study it, has published findings that are making headlines in numerous U.S. and global media.
The remains of a fossil unearthed in 67 million year old sediments from Gujarat, provide a rare glimpse at an unusual feeding behavior in ancient snakes.
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The remains of a fossil unearthed in 67 million year old sediments from Gujarat, provide a rare glimpse at an unusual feeding behavior in ancient snakes.
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Labels: ancient snakes, dinosaurs, fossil snake, gujarat, paleontology
Friday, March 5, 2010
First royalist strike shuts down Nepal capital
Shops closed and vehicles stayed off the roads in Kathmandu on Feb. 22 in response to a strike called by a party supporting Nepal's deposed king, the first closure by the royalists since the monarchy was abolished.
A special constituent assembly dominated by the Maoist former rebels abolished the 239-year-old monarchy in 2008, turning the majority-Hindu nation into a secular republic and ending a decade long civil war that caused more than 13,000 deaths.
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A special constituent assembly dominated by the Maoist former rebels abolished the 239-year-old monarchy in 2008, turning the majority-Hindu nation into a secular republic and ending a decade long civil war that caused more than 13,000 deaths.
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Labels: Kathmandu, monarchy, Nepal, nepal assembly, nepal strike, roads, royalist strike
Thursday, March 4, 2010
India, Pakistan hold formal talks
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan met Feb. 25 for their first formal talks since the deadly siege on Mumbai in 2008.
Officials described the session as a cautious step in restoring trust between the two nations, who promised only that they would keep in touch, while agreeing that much mutual suspicion remains.
Neither side gave a date for a follow-up meeting after Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir for more than three hours in a former palace amid the heavily guarded seat of government.
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Officials described the session as a cautious step in restoring trust between the two nations, who promised only that they would keep in touch, while agreeing that much mutual suspicion remains.
Neither side gave a date for a follow-up meeting after Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir for more than three hours in a former palace amid the heavily guarded seat of government.
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Labels: formal talks, india, nuclear, pakistan, session
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Obama appointee's past statements attract criticism
Just days after President Barack Obama appointed White House counsel Rashad Hussain as his special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Hussain is under the gun for statements he made in 2004, against U.S. treatment of a Muslim professor suspected of being associated with terror networks.
The Florida professor, Sami Al-Arian, later pleaded guilty to one count of aiding a terrorist organization and was sentenced to 57 months in prison, The online news source, Politico, unearthed a video showing Hussain at a Muslim students association meeting in Chicago, where he criticized the Bush administration's cases against Al-Arian and other Muslim terror suspects as "politically motivated persecutions."
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The Florida professor, Sami Al-Arian, later pleaded guilty to one count of aiding a terrorist organization and was sentenced to 57 months in prison, The online news source, Politico, unearthed a video showing Hussain at a Muslim students association meeting in Chicago, where he criticized the Bush administration's cases against Al-Arian and other Muslim terror suspects as "politically motivated persecutions."
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Labels: criticism, islamic conference, Obama, obama appointee, rashad hussain, terror networks
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tendulkar's double century seals one-day series
Sachin Tendulkar scored one-day international cricket's first double century to set up a 153-run win and a series victory for India over South Africa on Feb. 24.
Tendulkar, who opens in one- dayers, smashed 200 not out off 147 balls to help India post 401-3 and take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
South Africa were bowled out for 248 with AB de Villiers hitting a defiant 114 not out in the day- night match at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium.
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Tendulkar, who opens in one- dayers, smashed 200 not out off 147 balls to help India post 401-3 and take a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
South Africa were bowled out for 248 with AB de Villiers hitting a defiant 114 not out in the day- night match at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium.
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Labels: cricket, double century, one day series, Sachin Tendulkar, South Africa, Victory
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